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Our Expanding Global Impact

Georgia is our home. The world is our community.
Georgia serves as our foundation, but our impact is felt beyond its
borders. Morehouse School of Medicine is dedicated to making a
difference globally by providing access, education and resources to
those in need; empowering individuals to attain their highest level of Africa
health, regardless of their location. Our commitment to health equity
knows no boundaries, as we strive to address the pressing health Barney Graham, MD, PhD
challenges worldwide. Through groundbreaking research in areas Inaugural Director, David Satcher
Global Health Equity Institute
such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and more, our discoveries have Professor of Medicine and Microbiology,
the potential to transform the lives of millions. Biochemistry & Immunology

After 40 years in academic medical schools or
MSM attracts students from around the world as well as postdoctoral government labs training medical students, residents,
fellows, faculty, and staff from Latin America and the Caribbean, doctoral students, and postdoctoral fellows, there
Europe, Asia, and Africa. We are committed to giving back to those Student Study Abroad are a lot of highly talented and motivated students
MSM Students have recently studied and
communities, with a particular focus on the needs of people in Africa worked in Africa in Senegal, Ghana, and who are sometimes overlooked or dismissed
and the Caribbean. India Zambia and India in Chennai and Manipal. under typical circumstances. I believe there is an

abundance of untapped potential for innovation
Morehouse School of Medicine’s commitment to global health equity and discovery and new perspectives among the
is evident by the institution’s capacity-building efforts through a students and faculty at MSM that the world cannot
plethora of ongoing educational, research, clinical, and community afford to lose.”
engagement initiatives. MSM’s Global Research
and Educational Impact As the former deputy director of the Vaccine Research
Securing the necessary funding and resources to solidify MSM’s • Senegal: HIV/AIDS Center (VRC), part of the National Institutes of Health
position as a global healthcare leader will enable our research teams • Ghana: Breast Cancer and Malaria (NIH), Dr. Barney Graham led development efforts
to continue their pioneering work and expand our research portfolio • Zambia: Telemedicine for the highly effective COVID-19 and RSV vaccines
into new focus areas. Funds will also provide support for educational • India: Training for MSM students in that are in use in the US and worldwide today.
opportunities abroad for our students and faculty. traditional Siddha medicine

“We have so many problems to solve in primary
By forging strategic partnerships, MSM will be propelled towards the health care, pandemic preparedness, maternal
pursuit of health justice for all populations worldwide. We eagerly health, mental health, application of new technolo-
anticipate securing the necessary support to amplify these endeavors gies, and a myriad of other areas to which MSM can
and foster fresh avenues for growth in the future. uniquely contribute. Our students are our greatest

asset and most of the investment will be in them.”

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